Does Sriracha Go Bad, and How Can You Tell?

Something you should know if you eat sriracha on the daily

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Srirachais the hot sauce of the hipster food revolution, and for good reason. It is one of the best sauces out there and it tastes good onliterally everything. Chances are, you won't ever need to worry about checking the shelf life on your bottle, but does sriracha go bad? If you are like me, you have to buy 4-5 big bottles a year because you use it at every meal. However, if you are not an avid hot sauce consumer, here is what you need to know about the shelf life of your bottle.

With that being said, the more ingredients that are in your hot sauce, the more you might want to consider refrigerating it. For example, if you have sriracha ranch, you should probably put that in the fridge.

The flavors will also become hotter the longer it sits and the ingredients combine, which is a plus if you are hot sauce adventurer. If you can't handle the heat, you can slow this process by refrigerating your bottle.

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So does sriracha go bad? In theory yes, but even a person who moderately likes sriracha will be able to use their bottle within three years. With how long it takes for the color to change a little, you should still be able to go through it. Which ever hot sauce is your vice, you should be able to use it all before it truly goes bad. On another note, if you run out of sriracha and need your fix fast, you can always learn how to make your own.